Yohan
TalkEmount Veteran
We may get asked to shoot a wedding at some point in our lives. When my friends asked if I could, I responded the same way I did the first two times I was asked: Hire a professional and don't regret it. My friends insisted they like my photos and they want a friend to do it. But I know there's some financial constraints as well. They both finished grad school recently.
I agreed to do it.
Long story short, I shot the wedding with my own A7II body and rented the 24-70 GM (D750 + 85mm f1.4G being the other rentals). Here are some thoughts on the wedding, photos from the A7ii + 24-70 GM combo.
Lighting indoors was challenging. During prep, it was quite harsh. Lighting in the ceremony was quite flat. And low light at the reception. As the first time shooter and shooting alone, there are a lot of things I know how to do but didn't think to do on the fly.
The GM lens focuses well. Seemed to be more confident about focusing than my FE35 f2.8. A7RII probably wouldn't have many issues. When I was indoors, I ended up reaching for the D750 more. AF was just that much better.
24-70mm GM is a big lens compared to the size of the body. Built well and seemed to have good image quality its useful zoom range. I'm not a pixel peeper. And there are many things I could have done differently throughout the day. As a hobbyist/occasional shooter, I never learned the skills to direct my subjects. I could have directed the party shots more. The best man always stood forward from the rest and I didn't notice that until I was reviewing my images.
When I finished editing, I was somewhat indifferent about the quality of work as a whole. But the couple was happy with them. It was definitely a learning experience. Back to shooting film now!
This last photo is with the D750.
I agreed to do it.
Long story short, I shot the wedding with my own A7II body and rented the 24-70 GM (D750 + 85mm f1.4G being the other rentals). Here are some thoughts on the wedding, photos from the A7ii + 24-70 GM combo.
Lighting indoors was challenging. During prep, it was quite harsh. Lighting in the ceremony was quite flat. And low light at the reception. As the first time shooter and shooting alone, there are a lot of things I know how to do but didn't think to do on the fly.
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
65mm
f/2.8
1/200s
ISO 1600
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
61mm
f/2.8
1/200s
ISO 3200
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
43mm
f/2.8
1/200s
ISO 3200
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
54mm
f/2.8
1/200s
ISO 200
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
46mm
f/2.8
1/200s
ISO 1250
The GM lens focuses well. Seemed to be more confident about focusing than my FE35 f2.8. A7RII probably wouldn't have many issues. When I was indoors, I ended up reaching for the D750 more. AF was just that much better.
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
42mm
f/4.0
1/200s
ISO 125
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
42mm
f/2.8
1/200s
ISO 125
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
24mm
f/2.8
1/200s
ISO 500
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
24mm
f/8.0
1/200s
ISO 500
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
24mm
f/3.5
1/200s
ISO 500
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
27mm
f/3.5
1/200s
ISO 500
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
43mm
f/4.5
1/200s
ISO 250
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
28mm
f/8.0
1/200s
ISO 800
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
36mm
f/4.0
1/400s
ISO 125
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
26mm
f/3.5
1/400s
ISO 200
ILCE-7M2
FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
24mm
f/3.5
1/400s
ISO 250
24-70mm GM is a big lens compared to the size of the body. Built well and seemed to have good image quality its useful zoom range. I'm not a pixel peeper. And there are many things I could have done differently throughout the day. As a hobbyist/occasional shooter, I never learned the skills to direct my subjects. I could have directed the party shots more. The best man always stood forward from the rest and I didn't notice that until I was reviewing my images.
When I finished editing, I was somewhat indifferent about the quality of work as a whole. But the couple was happy with them. It was definitely a learning experience. Back to shooting film now!
This last photo is with the D750.
NIKON D750
85.0 mm f/1.4
85mm
f/1.4
1/200s
ISO 9000